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KBVO to air 22 high school football games this season
Austin TV station KBVO is doubling the number of Central Texas high school football games it will broadcast this season.
The MyNetworkTV affiliate plans to air 22 matchups, 11 live in high definition Thursdays at 7 p.m. and 11 Friday night games that will be taped for broadcast Saturdays at 7 p.m.
“This is the essence of our communities, Central Texas vs. Central Texas,” said Eric Lassberg, president and general manager for KBVO, KNVA and KXAN. “I think we’ve done a great job picking games people will want to see.”
Thursday games will also be streamed live on kxan.com, Lassberg said, while Friday night action can be seen online each Saturday.
“We understand Saturday night is a big college football night,” said KXAN sports director Roger Wallace, “but we know DVRs will be humming for sure.”
Area coaches and athletic directors said the televised matchups give students — and their schools — great exposure.
“Football is so much more than a game. It’s an event,” said Jim Loerwald, athletic director for the Round Rock school district. “This is amazing for these schools.”
“Being on TV gets people excited,” said Austin school district athletic director Tommy Cox. “This is an opportunity to showcase our kids. It’s a win-win deal for everybody.”
KBVO is on Channel 7 on both AT&T U-verse and Time Warner Cable. Over the air, it can be found on channels 14 and 51.
The full schedule:
Thursday
Aug. 25 — Anderson vs. McCallum
Sept. 1 — Hays vs. Anderson
Sept. 8 — Westwood vs. Austin
Sept. 15 — San Marcos vs. Bastrop
Sept. 22 — Travis vs. McCallum
Sept. 29 — Pflugerville vs. Westwood
Oct. 6 — Del Valle vs. Bowie
Oct. 13 — LBJ vs. Crockett
Oct. 20 — Georgetown vs. Westwood
Oct. 27 — Del Valle vs. Austin
Nov. 3 — Leander vs. McNeil
Friday (airing Saturday)
Aug. 26 — Cedar Park vs. Westwood
Sept. 2 — Hendrickson vs. Lake Travis
Sept. 9 — Hutto vs. McCallum
Sept. 16 — Austin vs. Cedar Park
Sept. 23 — Westwood vs. Stony Point
Sept. 30 — Stony Point vs. McNeil
Oct. 7 — Hendrickson vs. Hutto
Oct. 14 — Hutto vs. Connally
Oct. 21 — TBD
Oct. 28 — TBD
Nov. 4 — Lake Travis vs. Cedar Park
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By scott
August 12, 2011 7:05 AM | Link to this
So the Longhorn Network is going to be on KBVO